Leg 106 - LIPR - LIRA

LIPR (Emilia-Romagna, Italy) - LIRA (Lazio, Italy)

Departure
METAR LIPR 022015Z 22002KT CAVOK 04/M02 Q1015
Flight Plan ... LIPR PIDEP UY106 NIKMA UT128 GIKIN VIB CMP URB CIA ROM LIRA (150 nm)
Cruise Alt... 8,000 ft
Fuel = Full - 87 USG
PAX = Pilot + 1 (dear wife and copilot Marg), 100 lb cargo
Hobbs 203.6 hrs
Block Time 1000 UTC
Flight 1010 Local
Depart Rwy 31

Arrival
left hand circuit for Rwy 33
METAR LIRA 022120Z 04004KT 260V060 CAVOK 07/02 Q1017$
Fuel = 72 USG
Flight 1128 Local
Block Time 1133 Local
Hobbs 205.0 hrs

Summary
Fuel used = 15 USG
Hobbs Time = 1.4 hrs
Distance = 150 nm
Cumulative Distance = 25,797 nm
Country Count = 70 done, 123 to go (Vatican has no airports and isn't an official UN country, so the count stays at 70 and I overflew it (see screen shots) and landed at LIRA).

Journal Notes
- Refuel and top up oil on arrival.
- AME says "like new" on arrival.
- nice flight!
- 3rd flight for the day... stick a fork in me... I'm done.

Leg 105 - LJCE - LIPR

LJCE (Spodnjeposavska, Slovenia) - LIPR (Emilia-Romagna, Italy)

Departure
METAR LJCE 021630Z AUTO 25005KT 9999 NSC 03/02 Q1014
Flight Plan ... LJCE ALIVO ILB PUL BAXON LIPR (185 nm)
Cruise Alt... 8,000 ft
Fuel = Full - 83 USG
PAX = Pilot + 1 (dear wife and copilot Marg), 100 lb cargo
Hobbs 201.8 hrs
Block Time 0845 UTC
Flight 0855 Local
Depart Rwy 27

Arrival
left hand circuit for Rwy 31
METAR LIPR 021745Z 24004KT CAVOK 04/00 Q1015
Fuel = 61 USG
Flight 1035 Local
Block Time 1040 Local
Hobbs 203.6 hrs

Summary
Fuel used = 22 USG
Hobbs Time = 1.8 hrs
Distance = 185 nm
Cumulative Distance = 25,647 nm
Country Count = 70 done, 123 to go (San Marino's Torraccia Airfield isn't modeled in P3D, so I overflew it (see screen shots) and landed at LIPR).

Journal Notes
- Refuel and top up oil on arrival.
- AME says "like new" on arrival.
- Dreary day... bouncy too.
- so this ride had a P3D problem along the way... got it sorted out though.  Multitasking along the way!  Made my ultrasound appointment and arranged repairs for the Bose.  The fam had a great New Years day supper at our house yesterday.  I got my butt kicked playing cards.  Nice and warm here in Calgary today (relatively speaking)!  I'm still on vacation, but Marg had to return to work.  :(

Leg 104 - LDZA - LJCE

LDZA (Grad Zagreb, Croatia) - LJCE (Spodnjeposavska, Slovenia)

Departure
METAR LDZA 021530Z 25004KT CAVOK 06/04 Q1013
Flight Plan ... LDZA ROLBA LJCE (25 nm)
Cruise Alt... 5,000 ft
Fuel = Full - 87 USG
PAX = Pilot + 1 (dear wife and copilot Marg), 100 lb cargo
Hobbs 201.4 hrs
Block Time 0815 UTC
Flight 0825 Local
Depart Rwy 23

Arrival
Straight in for Rwy 27
METAR LJCE 021600Z AUTO 24003KT 9999 NSC 04/03 Q1014
Fuel = 83 USG
Flight 0840 Local
Block Time 0845 Local
Hobbs 201.8 hrs

Summary
Fuel used = 4 USG
Hobbs Time = 0.4 hrs
Distance = 125 nm
Cumulative Distance = 25,462 nm
Country Count = 68 done, 125 to go

Journal Notes
- quick turn around... no refuel or oil check.
- no AME check on arrival.
- Dreary day... bouncy too.
- stay tuned... check flight log for leg 105.

Leg 103 - LHUD - LDZA

LHUD (Csongrád, Hungary) - LDZA (Grad Zagreb, Croatia)

Departure
METAR LHUD 011615Z 20004KT CAVOK 07/04 Q1011
Flight Plan ... LHUD VEBAL ZAG LDZA (173 nm)
Cruise Alt... 4,000 ft
Fuel = Full - 87 USG
PAX = Pilot + 1 (dear wife and copilot Marg), 100 lb cargo
Hobbs 200.0 hrs
Block Time 0835 UTC
Flight 0842 Local
Depart Rwy 27

Arrival
left hand circuit for Rwy 05
METAR LDZA 011730Z 01009KT 330V050 9999 RA BKN030 OVC045 06/05 Q1010 $
Fuel = 69 USG
Flight 1003 Local
Block Time 1008 Local
Hobbs 201.4 hrs

Summary
Fuel used = 18 USG
Hobbs Time = 1.4 hrs
Distance = 173 nm
Cumulative Distance = 25,437 nm
Country Count = 67 done, 126 to go

Journal Notes
- Refuel and top up oil on arrival.
- AME says "beautiful shape" on arrival.
- Dreary day... bouncy too.
- In RW, Happy New Year!!  Still frosty, but relief is on the horizon.  Had a great time at Jenn's last night, with a nice dinner with the fam planned for today.  May God Bless you this 2018!